Earl Jaques Jr.

Earl G. Jaques Jr. (born October 5, 1947) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives since January 13, 2009 representing District 27.[1] Jaques earned a B.S. in business administration from Columbia Southern University.[2]

Earl Jaques Jr.
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 27th district
Assumed office
January 13, 2009
Preceded byVincent Lofink
Personal details
Born (1947-10-05) October 5, 1947
Menominee, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNewark, Delaware
Alma materColumbia Southern University
Websitejaquesfordelaware.com
Military service
Branch/serviceDelaware Air National Guard
RankColonel (retired)

Electoral history
  • In 2006, Jaques lost the general election to incumbent Republican Representative Vincent Lofink,[3] who had held the seat since 2001.
  • In 2008, Jaques challenged Lofink in a rematch and won the three-way general election by 46 votes with 4,708 votes total (48.7%) against Lofink—who had also qualified and received votes as the Working Families Party nominee—and Independent nominee James Spencer.[4]
  • In 2010, Jaques won the Democratic primary with 781 votes (64.3%),[5] and went on to win the general election with 4,654 votes (64.9%) against Republican nominee Jay Galloway.[6]
  • In 2012, Jaques won the general election unopposed.[7]
  • In 2014, Jaques won the general election unopposed.[8]
  • In 2016, Jaques won the general election unopposed.[9]
  • In 2018, Jaques won the general election with 7,123 votes (85.3%) against Republican nominee William Hinds.[10]

References
  1. "Representative Earl G. Jaques Jr". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  2. "Representative Earl Jaques Jr.'s Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  4. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  5. "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 17, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  6. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  7. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  8. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  9. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  10. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.


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